For current items being heard by the Hearings Examiner or another board, go to the Public Notices page.
For current and prior Hearings Examiner agendas and associated documents, go to the Agendas page.

At its meeting on October 28, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolutions 2014-806 through 2014-829 and Ordinances 536 through 559 replacing the Board of Adjustment with a Hearings Examiner System as the party responsible for making decisions on various permits and appeals. The Hearings Examiner System became effective on January 1, 2015.

You may still access Board of Adjustment agendas, packets, and minutes on our website for dates from December 2009 to December 2015. If you have any questions regarding past Board of Adjustment actions please contact our office.

DUTIES OF THE HEARINGS EXAMINER

The Hearings Examiner shall receive and examine available relevant information, including, but not limited to, environmental documents; conduct public hearings; cause preparation of a record thereof; and adopt findings and conclusions for the following:

The Hearings Examiner holds hearings on the third Monday of every month at 10:00 a.m. in the Planning Annex Hearing Room located at 1002 Dudley Avenue in Prosser, WA as long as there are agenda items to be heard. If there are no agenda items, the hearing will be canceled. Occasionally, due to holidays or other scheduling conflicts, the hearings will be rescheduled. These changes will all be reflected on the County's calendar and also on the agendas page. If you have any questions regarding the Hearings Examiner System please contact the Planning Department at (509) 786-5612 for more information.

Benton County welcomes full participation in public meetings by all citizens. No individual with a disability shall be denied the benefit of participating in such meetings. If you wish to use auxiliary aids or require assistance to comment at a public meeting, please contact the Benton County Planning Department at least ten days prior to the meeting date to make arrangements for special needs.